I keep turning back and grasping for the hope that's in your shine
I keep looking back to see me happy in another time
I never thought that isolation could be colder than before
But once you've had a velvet kiss it'll leave you wanting more

I pushed for a reaction from someone I can't forget
And delivered something harsher than I ever really meant
For it contradicts the wave of light that lies beneath this scar
It would probably go away if I just left it alone

And times at which the poet speaks I'm stifled by a dream
Awake and alone within the confines of a scream

Names can send me back in time
Faces send me back inside
Words too weak to make you mine
You just sent me back in time

Listen to my therapy an offering of sorts
To anyone with open feelings underneath a sore
Only these old spirits and the smoke rings understand
As I hide within my music cause I'm lonely once again

And what if all the songs just lost their meaning in the end
Awake and alone within the confines of a scream
I thought I felt some magic but you only want a friend
Awake and alone within the confines of a scream